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Update: West Seattle High School baseball finishes #2 in the state

(Added: Postgame photo by Greg Slader)5:57 PM: The West Seattle High School baseball team finishes an incredible season as #2 in the state. Championship game final score: Auburn Mountainview 7, WSHS 1.

9:18 PM NOTE: The team is due back at WSHS sometime after 11 pm, and as suggested in the comments, fans are welcome to greet them.

1:47 AM: As Coach Velko Vitalichtold The Times, “… the accomplishments of this team are amazing.” They arrived back at WSHS a little over two hours ago:

Earlier:

4 PM: The game is on! West Seattle High School vs. Auburn-Mountainview for the state 3A high-school-baseball championship, happening right now in Pasco. You can see a live video feed here; below, it’s play by play via Twitter, thanks to WSHS team-parent volunteers (refresh this WSB page to see the newest tweets, or if you use Twitter, you can directly follow @wseattlestate):

many thanks to the parents who tweeted these two games for those of us back on the westside cheering the boys on. #2 is nothing to be ashamed about. we had an awesome ride with you this season and look forward to another winning series next year. go wildcats!

The team will arrive at WSHS around 11:00-11:30. It would be great if there were a ton of fans there to greet them. They need their spirits lifted!
Lets show some love Westsiders for our history making baseball team!

Awesome job guys. Losing is hard, but you have made history. You have made every Wildcat-Indian so proud of you.
Congrats Dad, 31 years in the making and you made it to the state championship. You have an awesome group of guys. Can’t wait for next year, I see that state champ trophy coming to WSHS.

Cannot express enough how proud we are of this young team. They made history. We are fortunate to have solid talent return next year in key positions, and an extraordinary pitching staff returning to lead the way. This team must not forget the feeling of the success they achieved this year, but learn from their experience as well. I am confident that this coaching staff will bring this team back to State next year. Thanks to all these young men, we had an exciting ride these season. Enjoy the moment, have a fun Summer, and prepare for next year.

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